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lion (2016)

2016's Lion is a drama film based on a book by Saroo Brierley titled A Long Way Home. Directed by Garth Davis, the movie chronicles a young boy who finds himself lost in a city and must make it home while unable to communicate well with the locals.

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Lion
PG-13
Drama

Director
Garth Davis
Release Date
November 25, 2016
Studio(s)
Lionsgate
Distributor(s)
The Weinstein Company , Lionsgate
Cast
Dev Patel , Nawazuddin Siddiqui , Divian Ladwa , Nicole Kidman , Tannishtha Chatterjee , Abhishek Bharate , Rooney Mara , Deepti Naval , David Wenham , Sunny Pawar , Priyanka Bose
Writers
Luke Davies
Runtime
118minutes
Budget
$12 million

Summary

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

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